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== Project directory ==

Hello. The [[WP:COUNCIL|WikiProject Council]] has recently updated the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Directory]]. This new directory includes a variety of categories and subcategories which will, with luck, potentially draw new members to the projects who are interested in those specific subjects. Please review the directory and make any changes to the entries for your project that you see fit. There is also a directory of portals, at [[User:B2T2/Portal]], listing all the existing portals. Feel free to add any of them to the portals or comments section of your entries in the directory. The three columns regarding [[:Category:WikiProject assessments|assessment]], [[:Category:WikiProject peer reviews|peer review]], and [[:Category:Wikipedia collaborations|collaboration]] are included in the directory for both the use of the projects themselves and for that of others. Having such departments will allow a project to more quickly and easily identify its most important articles and its articles in greatest need of improvement. If you have not already done so, please consider whether your project would benefit from having departments which deal in these matters. It is my hope that all the changes to the directory can be finished by the first of next month. Please feel free to make any changes you see fit to the entries for your project before then. If you should have any questions regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you. [[User:Badbilltucker2|B2T2]] 00:03, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

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<div style="background: #ddd; color: #000; width:80%; height:80px; border:1px solid #c0c090; text-align:left; margin:auto;"><div><span style="font:large bold serif; width:3em; color:#f33; text-transform:uppercase; padding:1em 0 0 1em;">Draft</span> '''Proposed:''' This article is within the scope of '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Early_computers | WikiProject Early Computers]]''' ([[Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Early_computers|discussion]]). This article has been rated as '''Stub-Class''' on the Project's quality scale. See [[Talk:T-Square (software)/Comments|comments]].</div></div>

:* I tagged these programs ''merge''. Your advice on whether to proceed with that would be most helpful. Thank you. --[[User:Susanlesch|Susanlesch]] 12:18, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

::*I will remove the merge tags since there is no support. If you should have comments later feel free to leave them on my talk page. Best wishes. -[[User:Susanlesch|Susanlesch]] 05:56, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

== Wikipedia Day Awards ==

Hello, all. It was initially my hope to try to have this done as part of [[Wikipedia:Esperanza|Esperanza's]] proposal for an appreciation week to end on Wikipedia Day, January 15. However, several people have once again proposed the entirety of Esperanza for deletion, so that might not work. It was the intention of the Appreciation Week proposal to set aside a given time when the various individuals who have made significant, valuable contributions to the encyclopedia would be recognized and honored. I believe that, with some effort, this could still be done. My proposal is to, with luck, try to organize the various WikiProjects and other entities of wikipedia to take part in a larger celebrartion of its contributors to take place in January, probably beginning January 15, 2007. I have created yet another new subpage for myself (a weakness of mine, I'm afraid) at [[User talk:Badbilltucker/Appreciation Week]] where I would greatly appreciate any indications from the members of this project as to whether and how they might be willing and/or able to assist in recognizing the contributions of our editors. Thank you for your attention. [[User:Badbilltucker|Badbilltucker]] 17:46, 30 December 2006 (UTC)

== Celebrity endorsements of 80s computers article ==

I found an article about celebrity endorsements of 80s computers which might interest this task force. Some of the celebrities mentioned at [[William Shatner]], [[Alan Alda]], [[Bill Bixby]], [[Bill Cosby]], and even [[Bill Gates]] (for a Radio Shack Tandy!). - [[User:Lady Aleena|LA]] @ 23:39, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

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== Off-site HCI encyclopedia ==

I am currently creating a Wikia (http://bushytree.wikia.com) about the evolution and history of the Human Computer Interface based on an early paper and an oft-referenced diagram that I've done on the Xerox Star. I would love to get in touch with collaborators to help hammer it into shape. [[Special:Contributions/68.58.255.234|68.58.255.234]] ([[User talk:68.58.255.234|talk]]) 22:31, 15 July 2008 (UTC)

== Early computers? ==

Can someone explain ''how'' these computers could possibly be classified as ''early''?

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== active? ==

Is this project still active? --[[User:Mu301|mikeu]] ^{[[User talk:Mu301|talk]]} 12:27, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

: Atleast I am ! -- [[User:Tinucherian|'''<em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000"> Tinu</em>''']] [[User talk:Tinucherian|'''<em style="font-family:Kristen ITC;color:#ff0000">Cherian </em>''']] - 15:56, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

== images anyone? ==

If anyone is looking for images of older computer hardware to illustrate articles, feel free to drop me a note with requests. I am a member of the Retro-Computing Society of RI and have access to a variety of mini-computers and other machines. We've started uploading some shots, for example: [[:Image:PDP-10 1090.jpg]] [[:Image:Linc-8.jpg]] [[:Image:Ibm-tube.jpg]] [[:Image:9-track-drive-open.jpg]] [[:Image:X-document.gif]] Just leave a reply in this thread. --[[User:Mu301|mikeu]] ^{[[User talk:Mu301|talk]]} 12:51, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

== Analog-to-Digital Timeline ==

[[User:Bob the Wikipedian/Analog-to-Digital Timeline]]

Can anyone add to this list? I started it when I realized I couldn't think of a single analog device which has gone digital since the mid-80's. Thanks! [[User:Bob the Wikipedian|Bob the Wikipedian]] ^{([[User talk:Bob the Wikipedian|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Bob the Wikipedian|contribs]])} 06:10, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

==[[Wikipedia:Article alerts|Article alerts]]==

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== [[Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine]] ==

Any comments members of this task force might like to make at the [[Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine|SSEM's]] FAC [[Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine#Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine|here]] would be more than welcome. --[[User:Malleus Fatuorum|Malleus]] [[User_talk:Malleus_Fatuorum|Fatuorum]] 16:16, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

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== WP 1.0 bot announcement ==

This message is being sent to each WikiProject that participates in the [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Assessment|WP 1.0 assessment system]]. On '''Saturday, January 23, 2010''', the [[User:WP 1.0 bot|WP 1.0 bot]] will be upgraded. Your project does not need to take any action, but the appearance of your project's [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Early computers articles by quality statistics|summary table]] will change. The upgrade will make many new, optional features available to all WikiProjects. Additional information is available at the [[Wikipedia talk:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Index|WP 1.0 project homepage]]. &mdash;&nbsp;Carl <small>([[User:CBM|CBM]]&nbsp;·&nbsp;[[User talk:CBM|talk]])</small> 03:14, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

== Request for comment on Biographies of living people==

Hello Wikiproject! Currently there is a discussion which will decide whether wikipedia will delete 49,000 articles about a living person without references, here:

[[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Biographies of living people]]

Since biographies of living people covers so many topics, nearly all wikiproject topics will be effected.

The two opposing positions which have the most support is:

# '''supports''' the deletion of unreferenced articles about a living person, [[User:Jehochman]]

# '''opposes''' the deletion of unreferenced articles about a living person, except in limited circumstances, [[User:Collect]]

Comments are welcome. Keep in mind that by default, editor's comments are hidden. Simply press edit next to the section to add your comment.

Please keep in mind that at this point, it seems that editors support deleting unreferenced article if they are not sourced, so your project may want to pursue the projects below.

==Tools to help your project with unreferenced Biographies of living people==

;List of cleanup articles for your project

If you don't already have this and are interested in creating a list of articles which need cleanup for your wikiproject see: [[User:B._Wolterding/Cleanup_listings#How_to_obtain_a_listing#User:B. Wolterding/Cleanup listings| Cleanup listings]] A list of examples is [[:Category:WolterBot_cleanup_listing_subscriptions|here]]

;Moving unreferenced blp articles to a special "incubation pages"

If you are interested in moving unreferenced blp articles to a special "incubation page", contact me, [[User talk:Ikip]]

;Watchlisting all unreferenced articles

If you are interested in watchlisting all of the unreferenced articles once you install Cleanup_listings, contact me, [[User talk:Ikip]]

[[User:Ikip|Ikip]] 02:05, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

== Early computers articles have been selected for the Wikipedia 0.8 release ==

Version 0.8 is a collection of Wikipedia articles selected by the [[Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team|Wikipedia 1.0 team]] for offline release on USB key, DVD and mobile phone. Articles were [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Article selection|selected based on their assessed importance and quality]], then article ''versions'' (revisionIDs) were chosen for trustworthiness (freedom from vandalism) using an adaptation of the [[WikiTrust]] algorithm.

We would like to ask you to review the [http://toolserver.org/~enwp10/bin/list2.fcgi?run=yes&namespace=0&pagename=&quality=&importance=&score=&limit=100&offset=1&sorta=Importance&sortb=Quality&filterRelease=on&reviewFilter=0&releaseFilter=1&projecta=Early%20computers Early computers articles and revisionIDs we have chosen]. Selected articles are marked with a diamond symbol (&diams;) to the right of each article, and this symbol links to the selected version of each article. If you believe we have included or excluded articles inappropriately, please contact us at '''[[Wikipedia talk:Version 0.8]]''' with the details. You may wish to look at your WikiProject's [http://toolserver.org/~cbm/cgi-bin/problems.cgi articles with cleanup tags] and try to improve any that need work; if you do, please give us the new revisionID at [[Wikipedia talk:Version 0.8]]. We would like to complete this consultation period by midnight UTC on Monday, October 11th.

We have greatly streamlined the process since the Version 0.7 release, so we aim to have the collection ready for distribution by the end of October, 2010. As a result, we are planning to distribute the collection much more widely, while continuing to work with groups such as [[One Laptop per Child]] and [http://schools-wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia for Schools] to extend the reach of Wikipedia worldwide. Please help us, with [[Wikipedia_talk:Version_0.8|your WikiProject's feedback]]!

For the Wikipedia 1.0 editorial team, [[User:SelectionBot|SelectionBot]] 22:23, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

== Project support for template {{tl|BBC Computer Literacy Project}}? ==

Would members of this WikiProject consider supporting this template? Even if you have no members linked to/interested in British computer history, it could still be within your scope. Thanks. --[[User:Trevj|trevj]] ([[User talk:Trevj|talk]]) 11:39, 10 February 2011 (UTC)

== Request for information on WP1.0 web tool ==

Hello and greetings from the maintainers of the [[User:WP_1.0_bot|WP 1.0 Bot]]! As you may or may not know, we are currently involved in an overhaul of the bot, in order to make it more modern and maintainable. As part of this process, we will be rewriting the [[:toolforge:enwp10/cgi-bin/pindex.fcgi|web tool]] that is part of the project. You might have noticed this tool if you click through the links on the project assessment summary tables.

We'd like to collect information on how the current tool is used by....you! How do you yourself and the other maintainers of your project use the web tool? Which of its features do you need? How frequently do you use these features? And what features is the tool missing that would be useful to you? We have collected all of these questions at [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScK30kJtKQ3cp-QLY1VJhB94HP2q6437Cdk3E2rVRYHowcL4A/viewform?usp=sf_link this Google form] where you can leave your response. [[User:Walkerma|Walkerma]] ([[User talk:Walkerma|talk]]) 04:24, 27 October 2019 (UTC)

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